Aqsa Shahid

Biography:

Aqsa Shahid is a PhD scholar in Pathology and Biomedical Science at the University of Otago, Christchurch, focusing on inflammatory diseases and novel therapeutic strategies. Her doctoral research focuses on elucidating inflammatory pathways and therapeutic targets in sepsis, with recent publications addressing oxidative stress, hydrogen sulfide signaling, and gut microbiota in inflammatory diseases. She has completed her MPhil in Microbiology with distinction. She has published extensively in international journals and contributed multiple book chapters on antibiotic resistance, therapeutic microbiology, and nanotechnology-based interventions. She is a recipient of the University of Otago Doctoral Scholarship and an active contributor to international research forums.